RFID Data Model for Libraries - biblstandard

RFID Data model for libraries Doc 067
Summary
This report is the result of the work of the RFID Data model for libraries working group. The
working group was established in November 2004 and affiliated to Danish Standard S24/u4 in
cooperation with the RFID vendors on the Danish library scene. The purpose was to establish
an RFID Data Model for the Danish market with a view to providing the background for
international initiatives in standardisation for libraries.
The organisations behind the working group are:
3M Germany.
Axiell Bibliotek AB.
Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems AG.
Dantek A/S.
DBC medier.
Draupnir.
Codeco.
FKI Logistex A/S.
P.V. Supa Oy Ltd.
Tagsys.
TagVision.
Tårnby Kommunebiblioteker.
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The data model proposal report consists of three parts plus annexes:
Part 1 contains background information, formalities and progress of the work.
Part 2 outlines the principal demands for a data model and presents the discussion on choices
and options to consider and the conclusions. There is the selection of data elements to be
included and the construction of mandatory and optional elements. Important conclusions are
the standards background in the ISO/IEC 18000 family with the choice of the 13.56 MHz
frequency. The rest of the work is based on the ISO/IEC 15961-63 standards. For encoding
UTF-8 is specified. The data model does not cover security issues. There is a discussion on
usage of AFI. However, this issue is still open.
Part 3 is the detailed data model defining data elements, the structure of data elements,
encoding and value range. The complete structure for RFID tags for library usage including
encoding and check facilities.
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